Jamestown foundation grants support to Ave Maria services
Ave Maria picked up another Jamestown Community Foundation grant, extending a pattern that already included a $1,125 wheelchair project.
Ave Maria received a grant from the Jamestown Community Foundation, adding another round of local philanthropic support for the Jamestown care facility at 501 19th St. NE. The latest award continues a run of foundation-backed projects aimed at practical needs inside the building, where mobility and medical equipment can affect daily care immediately.
The Jamestown Community Foundation has been funding community projects since 2004. It describes itself as a local tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization managed by a local board of directors, and says its grants are aimed at community betterment in areas that include education, health, the arts, youth development, recreation and city beautification.
Ave Maria has already been on that list. In September 2024, the foundation awarded $1,125 to SMP Health – Ave Maria for a wheelchair project. A separate foundation grant tied to SMP Health – Ave Maria Village was listed at $2,500 and was linked to portable oxygen and updated medical equipment for the new Bison area. Those earlier awards show the kind of concrete expense local philanthropy has covered at the Jamestown site: equipment that makes movement easier, supports residents who need oxygen and helps staff keep the building better supplied.
That is the value of a Jamestown-based foundation directing money to a Jamestown institution. The dollars stay close to the people who use the service, and the benefit is measured in equipment on hand rather than in abstract promises. For Ave Maria, the pattern suggests foundation grants have helped meet immediate facility needs instead of waiting for larger capital campaigns or distant funding decisions.
The latest grant also fits the foundation’s broader role in Stutsman County, where churches, nonprofits, care providers and civic groups often rely on a mix of donor support and local partnerships. When the Jamestown Community Foundation backs a project at Ave Maria, it is investing in a facility that serves area residents and families who need local care options without leaving town.
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